Assembly toy

ABSTRACT

Provided is an assembly toy including an internal cylindrical body, an external cylindrical body surrounding the internal cylindrical body and having a spiral recess in an internal side surface thereof, and an insertion member inserted to a void in the internal cylindrical body to be engaged with and coupled to the internal cylindrical body. When the insertion member is rotated, the internal cylindrical body moves along the spiral recess in the internal side surface of the external cylindrical body.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to an assembly toy or a connection memberof an assembly toy coupled to other block toys to create various shapes,and thereby achieving learning effect and enjoying play.

BACKGROUND ART

As toys for intellectual development of toddlers or children,self-assembly block toy sets including a plurality of blocks of variousshapes that may be assembled to make any type of artifact are beingwidely used. Such a self-assembly block toy set allows a child toassemble an artifact of various shapes according to imagination, and maybe repeatedly used, that is, disassembling the artifact and makinganother type of artifact, and the self-assembly block toy set helpsbrain activity and intellectual development of children by stimulatingcreativity and imaginative power of children. Blocks mostly have aconnection member. The connection member may have various shapesaccording to an engaging structure or an assembling location.

In addition, connection members are provided in various shapes, andthus, children may assemble the blocks in various shapes or may assembletoys delicately. Toys of various shapes may be manufactured according tohow to use which kinds of connection members, and imaginary power of thechildren may be improved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Problem

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an assembly toy isable to creatively generate various shapes by coupling to other blocktoys.

Technical Solution

As an embodiment of the present disclosure, an assembly toy includes: aninternal cylindrical body; an external cylindrical body surrounding theinternal cylindrical body, and having a spiral recess in an internalside surface thereof; an insertion member inserted to a void in theinternal cylindrical body to be engaged with and coupled to the internalcylindrical body, wherein, when the insertion member rotates, theinternal cylindrical body moves along the spiral recess formed in theinternal side surface of the external cylindrical body.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION

According to the present disclosure, a block toy is capable of creatingvarious shapes that are movable through coupling to a block toyincluding a motor.

According to the present disclosure, children may assemble blocks invarious shapes by coupling block toys of various shapes and mayfabricate toys delicately.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an assembly toy according toan embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an entire shape of an assemblytoy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an entire shape of an assemblytoy according to another embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 3shows an example in which an internal cylindrical body moves along hingeaxes that are arranged in a lengthwise direction of a cylindrical bodyof an insertion member, when a male protruding connector of theinsertion member is rotated, according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 4 to 6 are exploded perspective views of an aspect of using anassembly toy and the assembly toy when being used, according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

BEST MODE

Preferably, the internal cylindrical body may include: a cylindricalbody; a female protruding connector located at an end of the cylindricalbody, the female protruding connector having a diameter that is greaterthan a diameter of a circular surface of the cylindrical body; acircular hinge located on a surface at an opposite end of thecylindrical body, when the insertion member rotates, the circular hingemay move along the spiral recess formed in the internal side surface ofthe external cylindrical body to make the internal cylindrical body movein a lengthwise direction of the external cylindrical body.

Preferably, the insertion member may include: a body of a cylindricalshape on which hinge axes are provided at opposite sides of a diameterthereof along a lengthwise direction; a stopper of a circular shapehaving a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the body of thecylindrical shape on which the hinge axes are provided; and a maleprotruding connector of a cylindrical shape at a lower end of thestopper, wherein the stopper may include hooking protrusions arrangedalong a circumference with a predetermined interval, the insertionmember may be engaged with and coupled to the internal cylindrical bodyby using the hinge axes and the hooking protrusions, and the maleprotruding connector may protrude from the external cylindrical body andincludes detachable hinges along a circumference in the male protrudingconnector for making detaching uneasy.

Preferably, when the insertion member is rotated, the internalcylindrical body may ascend or descend in a lengthwise direction of theexternal cylindrical body while moving along the spiral recess formed inthe internal side surface of the external cylindrical body.

MODE OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. Theembodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough andcomplete, and will fully convey the concept of the present disclosure tothose skilled in the art. As the present disclosure allows for variouschanges and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will beillustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the writtendescription. However, this is not intended to limit the presentdisclosure to particular modes of practice, and it is to be appreciatedthat all modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives that do notdepart from the spirit and technical scope are encompassed in thepresent disclosure. When describing the drawings, like referencenumerals in the drawings denote like elements. In the accompanyingdrawings, sizes of components in the drawings may be exaggerated orreduced for clearing the present disclosure.

The terms used in the present specification are merely used to describeparticular embodiments, and are not intended to limit the presentdisclosure. An expression used in the singular encompasses theexpression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning inthe context. In the present specification, it is to be understood thatthe terms such as “including,” “having,” and “comprising” are intendedto indicate the existence of the features, numbers, steps, actions,components, parts, or combinations thereof disclosed in thespecification, and are not intended to preclude the possibility that oneor more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, orcombinations thereof may exist or may be added.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientificterms) used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by oneof ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Such termsas those defined in a generally used dictionary are to be interpreted tohave the meanings equal to the contextual meanings in the relevant fieldof art, and are not to be interpreted to have ideal or excessivelyformal meanings unless clearly defined in the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, a block toy according to the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. Forconvenience of description, a block toy of a circular shape isdescribed, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, that is,the block toy may be provided in various shapes, e.g., a triangularshape, a polygonal shape, a fan shape, a trapezoidal shape, etc.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an assembly toy according toan embodiment of the present disclosure.

An assembly toy 100 includes an internal cylindrical body 200, anexternal cylindrical body 300, and an insertion member 400.

The external cylindrical body surrounds the internal cylindrical body200, and includes a spiral recess in an internal side surface thereof.

The external cylindrical body 300 includes a spiral recess 310 in theinternal side surface thereof. The external cylindrical body 300 isdivided into a first semicylindrical body 301 and a secondsemicylindrical body 302, and the first semicylindrical body 301 isdetachably coupled to the second semicylindrical body 302 to configurethe external cylindrical body 300.

The internal cylindrical body 200 includes a cylindrical body 210, afemale protruding connector 220, and a circular hinge 230. The femaleprotruding connector 220 is located at an end portion of the body 210,and the circular hinge 230 is located on a surface at an opposite end ofthe body 210 of the cylindrical shape. The body 210 of the internalcylindrical body 200 has a diameter that is less than that of theexternal cylindrical body 300, and the female protruding connector 220has a diameter that is greater than that of the external cylindricalbody 300. The circular hinge is coupled to the spiral recess 310 formedin the internal side surface of the external cylindrical body 300 tomove along the spiral recess 310.

The insertion member 400 is inserted to an internal void of the internalcylindrical body 200 to be engaged with and coupled to the internalcylindrical body 200. The insertion member 400 includes a body 410 of acylindrical shape, a stopper 433, and a male protruding connector 440.

The insertion member 400 includes hinge axes 420 and 421 at oppositesides in a diameter direction of the body 410 along a lengthwisedirection of the body 410. In addition, the stopper 433 of a circularshape is provided at an end of the insertion member 400, wherein thestopper has a diameter that is greater than that of the body 410. Thestopper 433 includes hooking protrusions 431 that are arranged atportions contacting the body, along a circumference of the body with apredetermined interval.

Also, the stopper 433 includes the male protruding connector 440 of acylindrical shape at a lower portion thereof. A diameter of the maleprotruding connector 440 is less than that of the body 210 of theinternal cylindrical body 200. The insertion member 400 may be engagedwith and coupled to the internal cylindrical body 200 by using the hingeaxes 420 and 421 and the hooking protrusions 431.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams showing examples of an entire shape of anassembly toy, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows an initial state, in which the body 210 of the internalcylindrical body 200 is inserted in the external cylindrical body 300,according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3 shows anexample, in which the body 210 of the internal cylindrical body 200moves to an outer portion of the external cylindrical body 300 when theinsertion member 400 is rotated, according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, the female protruding connector 220 of the internalcylindrical body 200 is located at an end of the body 210 and isprotruding from the external cylindrical body 300. The female protrudingconnector 220 may be coupled to a block toy, a motor, etc. including amale type connector.

The female protruding connector 220 is a connector with a groovetherein, and includes detachable hinges 224 along an internalcircumference therein for making attaching/detaching uneasy. Also, acoupling portion 222 for coupling to another block toy, a motor, etc. isprovided at a center of the female protruding connector 220, and isdivided in directions of north, south, east, and west.

The male protruding connector 440 of the insertion member 400 protrudesfrom the external cylindrical body 300. Also, the male protrudingconnector 440 includes detachable hinges 441 along a circumferentialdirection thereof, for making the attaching/detaching uneasy. The maleprotruding connector 440 may be coupled to a block toy, a motor, etc.including a female type connector.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example, in which the body 210 of the internalcylindrical body 200 moves in an ascending direction along thelengthwise direction of the external cylindrical body 300 when theinsertion member 440 is rotated, according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. According to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure, when the insertion member 440 is rotated, the body 210 ofthe internal cylindrical body 200 may also move in a descendingdirection along the lengthwise direction of the external cylindricalbody 300.

FIGS. 4 to 6 are exploded perspective views of an aspect of using anassembly toy and the assembly toy when it is used, according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 shows an example when the body 210 of the internal cylindricalbody 200 is completely inserted in the external cylindrical body 300,and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a state shown in FIG. 4.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are exploded perspective views in a case where the body210 of the internal cylindrical body 200 moves along the lengthwisedirection of the external cylindrical body 300 when the insertion member440 is rotated.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, an embodiment in which the internalcylindrical body 200 moves along the spiral recess 310 formed in theinternal side surface of the external cylindrical body 300 is shown, andlocation of the body 210 of the internal cylindrical body 200 is movedaccording to a location of the circular hinge 230. When the insertionmember 440 is rotated, the circular hinge 230 attached to one endsurface of the internal cylindrical body 200 moves along the spiralrecess formed inside the external cylindrical body 300.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the internal cylindrical body 200 iscompletely inserted in the external cylindrical body 300 according tothe embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 shows an example, in which the internal cylindrical body 200moves along the spiral recess in the external cylindrical body 300 whenthe insertion member 440 is rotated, according to the embodiment of thepresent disclosure. FIG. 7 shows an example, in which the internalcylindrical body 200 moves to the maximum along with the spiral recessof the external cylindrical body 300 when the insertion member 440 isrotated, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the embodiment of FIG. 7, when the insertion member 440 isadditionally rotated, the internal cylindrical body 200 moves in adirection of being inserted in the external cylindrical body 300 alongthe spiral recess in the external cylindrical body 300. That is, as theembodiment of the present disclosure, when the insertion member 440 isrotated, the internal cylindrical body 200 moves in the lengthwisedirection of the external cylindrical body 300 along the spiral recessin the external cylindrical body 300.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to thefigures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the artthat various changes in form and details may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope as defined by the following claims.

1. An assembly toy comprising: an internal cylindrical body; an external cylindrical body surrounding the internal cylindrical body, and having a spiral recess in an internal side surface thereof; an insertion member inserted to a void in the internal cylindrical body to be engaged with and coupled to the internal cylindrical body, wherein, when the insertion member rotates, the internal cylindrical body moves along the spiral recess formed in the internal side surface of the external cylindrical body.
 2. The assembly toy of claim 1, wherein the internal cylindrical body comprises: a cylindrical body; a female protruding connector located at an end of the cylindrical body, the female protruding connector having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of a circular surface of the cylindrical body; a circular hinge located on a surface at an opposite end of the cylindrical body, when the insertion member rotates, the circular hinge moves along the spiral recess formed in the internal side surface of the external cylindrical body to make the internal cylindrical body move in a lengthwise direction of the external cylindrical body.
 3. The assembly toy of claim 1, wherein the insertion member comprises: a body of a cylindrical shape on which hinge axes are provided at opposite sides of a diameter thereof along a lengthwise direction; a stopper of a circular shape having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the body of the cylindrical shape on which the hinge axes are provided; and a male protruding connector of a cylindrical shape at a lower end of the stopper, wherein the stopper includes hooking protrusions arranged along a circumference with a predetermined interval, the insertion member is engaged with and coupled to the internal cylindrical body by using the hinge axes and the hooking protrusions, and the male protruding connector protrudes from the external cylindrical body and includes detachable hinges along a circumference in the male protruding connector for making detaching uneasy.
 4. The assembly toy of claim 1, wherein the external cylindrical body is divided as a first semicylindrical body and a second semicylindrical body that are detachably coupled to each other to form the external cylindrical body, and the internal cylindrical body partially protrudes from an end of the external cylindrical body and the insertion member partially protrudes from an opposite end of the external cylindrical body, and protrusions are arranged at the opposite end of the external cylindrical body, from which the insertion member protrudes, while surrounding the insertion member.
 5. The assembly toy of claim 1, wherein, when the insertion member is rotated, the internal cylindrical body ascends or descends in a lengthwise direction of the external cylindrical body while moving along the spiral recess formed in the internal side surface of the external cylindrical body. 